Howlet v. State

I respectfully dissent from this Court’s denial of Benjamin Howlet’s petition for a writ of certiorari. The circuit court summarily dismissed Howlet’s petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P. Howlet appealed, and the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the circuit court’s dismissal. See Howlet v. State (No. CR-14-0953, September 18, 2015), — So.3d-(Ala.Crim.App.2015) (table). This petition for certiorari review followed.

Howlet was convicted of two counts of capital murder. See §§ 13A-5-40(a)(17) and 13A-5-40(a)(18), Ala.Code 1975. Howlet and his attorney…